In case I have any Brazilian followers who are into Dracula, here are the names I have this far for my adaptation:
Natália Coelho- I know the name the fandom prefers for transfem!Jonathan is Jo, but that’s not a common name for a woman in Brazil, so I went with the female version of the “Nathan” part of the name. And “Coelho” is a real surname that literally means “rabbit.” I’m not over “Harker” meaning “marshland rabbit or deer”, that’s too adorable.
Guilhermina Costa- “Guilherme” is the Portuguese version of “Wilhem”, and Guilhermina is a real name, that maintains the “Mina” nickname. Murray means “from the coast”, so I’m giving her a surname that literally means “coast”.
Joana Alves- “Alves” means “defender”, which was the closest I could find to “victorious guardian.” Joana because it’s the female Portuguese version of John, and I’m taking a page from Murray Mysteries’ book and making Seward a woman.
Arthur Carvalho- Arthur is a common name in Brazil as well, and Carvalho means “oak.” I went only with the “wood” part of Arthur’s surname.
Quincey P. Morris- Are you kidding me, I’m not changing anything about this man. He’s still a Texan, and thus retains his name.
Lúcia Pitanga- this one was a stretch. Westenra means “from the West”, which to me is significant, because she’s the symbol of everything the cast sees as being threatened by Dracula. Since my version is about Dracula being a colonizer rather than an immigrant, I wanted to give Lucy a surname with a Brazilian indigenous origin. Pitanga is a red fruit, and its name literally means “red fruit.” So it’s the name of a natural resource from Brazil, which is what the colonizers wanted when they invaded.
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More about my Brazilian adaptation:
We don’t have castles or really old mansions in Brazil, but do you know where Dracula could find an old chapel to keep his coffin in? In old school farms. The type that used slave labor. The creep would feel right at home.
Pedro Gavião (Peter Hawkins) would be an elderly single gay man who took Natália in when she was 16 and got legally emancipated because the System wouldn’t let her transition.
Mina would be in her final year of Law school. Lúcia would also be a college student, but I haven’t decided her course yet. Pedro would leave his firm to Natália and Mina both.
Sister Agatha would be a doctor. She’d also have gotten permission to officiate weddings, so she could officiate for a friend, and would thus be the one to officiate Natália and Mina’s wedding.
Arthur’s dad would be a big time capitalist, rather than a lord. Instead of having a bunch of dogs because he’s a lord and thus likes to hunt, Arthur would have a bunch of dogs for the opposite reason: he loves animals and is an environment activist. He probably participated in school strikes for climate. Very Gen Z of him.
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